The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-04-13
Corporation Meeting.


The village Corporation held its annua
meeting in Engine Hall, last Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, it was called t.
order by Geo. S. Webb clerk. w. II
Fuller esq. was unanimously electeC
moderator: Geo. S. Webb was unanimous
ly elected clerk. At this juncturc OF
motion of l.. w. Weston the meeting ad
journed to Coburn Hall, he attendant,
being 20 large that but fraction of TIL,
audience could be Accommodated with stand
ing room even. Arriving ut Coburn Hal
the gathering had more the appearance OF
Flown meeting" than the usual corpora
ton meeting. This unusual number oil
voters was called out by the interest OF
the water question. The ballot for frs
assessor resulted as follows:
Whole number of ballots 1874; Geo. d.
Bragdon, had f. B. lIcselton, 3; Geo
S. Webb, 1870. For second assessor
whole number ballots l7S; w ii. Fuller,
had j. p, Blunt, 80; f. b. IIeselton, l27.
For third assessor, whole number Of bal
lots l44 Frank Poolcr, had 2; Thomas
Lalley, s; Orrn A. Priest, 80; j. = Blunt
100. For treasurer whole number of bal
lots 80: +. Heselton, had l.; Jefferson
Gates, ! f.; John A. Dealey 81 Il. L. Dan
forth, 81; Geo. S. Webb, Al
The question being raised as to the
legality of the election of one of the
assessors as treasurer, Mr. Webb declined
the election, and new election was
ordered. The result was as fallows:
Whole number of ballots 93 w. H.,
Fuller, had l Geo Nye, /; NJ, b. lIesel-
ton, 5; l.. +. Danforth, Sc.
On motion of o X. Bachelor esq. Geo.
N. Page was elected auditor.
The election of collector was laid upon
the table until the necessary money was
raised, and the assessors were authorized
to appoint all remaining Corporation
officers.
On motion $1,000 was raised for Corpor-
alton expenses, and $500 for night watch
Mr.. Weston in behalf of the Skowhegan
Electric Light Company proposed to fur
nish the Corporation % electric lights for
$1,000 for the year. This proposition was
accepted, and $1,000 raised for that pur-
pose. The sum of $1,000 was raised to
pay the fire department.
Articles eth, sth, 9th, and 10th, were laid
on the table to be considered at an adj
journed meeting to be held at Coburn Hall
Monday, the 25th inst. at O'Clock Z. NJ.
They are:
Art. It'll. To see if the corporation will
vote to extend the force pump pipe down
water st. and if so to raise Il sum of
money for that purpose.
Art. sth. To see If the corporation
will vote to buy 1000 # cotton hose and if
SO to raise sum OF money for the same
Art. 9th. To see what action the cor
poration will take relative to contracting
x.ritb ba Sknwhnuan far
the purchase or lease of water, water hy-
drants and other property of said company
for fire and other purposes, and to pass
all votes necessary respecting the same.
Art. 10th. To see what action the cor
poration will take in regard to a new
water wheel on the south side.
lively discussion followed the reading
of article 9th participated in by Messrs.
X. b. Shepherd John Vosmus, S. w.
Gould. l.. l.. Walton, l.. w. w, ston, o.
r. Bachelor, James Wright, f. N Merrill,
Oliver Walker, and others. The question
was on laying the article upon the table
until an adjourned meeting, anf' the APP
pointment of a committee of three citizens
to investigate the matter of the proposed
water supply and report at an adjourned
meeting. The house was divided on the
question, whether the adjourned meeting
should be held and the committee report,
two weeks or six weeks hence. The
short time advocates had the meeting
two to one.
The Chair appointed Lewis Anderson
X. L Mitchell and Isaac Dyer, the COM
mittee, and subsequently by vote of the
meeting the Moderator was added there
to.
The moderator called for bids for the
collection of the Corporation tax and re-
ceived but one bid, which was from
Sheriff Vaughan, 1t cents on the dollar.
Mr.. Vaughan was elected collector, and
the meeting adjourned.